NEWS & VIEWS – 7th August 2023
A Pint Of Beer No Longer Affordable For Most
It must be a slow-news week, as the Morning Advertiser have trotted
out another price-of-a-pint article, this time based around a CAMRA commissioned research showing that only one in ten Brits now think that a pint is “affordable”.
It must be a slow-news week, as the Morning Advertiser have trotted
out another price-of-a-pint article, this time based around a CAMRA commissioned research showing that only one in ten Brits now think that a pint is “affordable”.
The Heroic Drinkers Of The Past
This might be the best article we have ever linked to! We all know that our ancestors were heroic drinkers, but did you know that alcohol duty was once a third of total English Government revenues, and consumed 12.5% of salaries? Plus everybody was homebrewing on the side…!
This might be the best article we have ever linked to! We all know that our ancestors were heroic drinkers, but did you know that alcohol duty was once a third of total English Government revenues, and consumed 12.5% of salaries? Plus everybody was homebrewing on the side…!
Scottish Barley
Ferment magazine takes an informative look at the history of Scottish barley production, which isn’t just for whisky, but has an increasingly important role in UK Craft Beer.
Ferment magazine takes an informative look at the history of Scottish barley production, which isn’t just for whisky, but has an increasingly important role in UK Craft Beer.
The Ultimate Brewery Tap
Jeff Alworth has a game for us all to play, the next time you are sitting with your mates in a taproom. The idea is to brainstorm the ultimate Brewery Tap, ignoring the need to make money, or any other logistical constraints.
Jeff Alworth has a game for us all to play, the next time you are sitting with your mates in a taproom. The idea is to brainstorm the ultimate Brewery Tap, ignoring the need to make money, or any other logistical constraints.
